MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Noah Burnette made four field goals, three of them after quarterback Max Johnson was carted off with a knee injury, and hit the go-ahead 45-yarder with 1:44 left to lift North Carolina past Minnesota 19-17 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night. Dragan Kesich, whose 30-yarder with 3:40 to go gave the Gophers the …

Source: Aiyuk, 49ers agree to reported four-year, $120M contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After many months of uncertainty, the 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk are sticking together, after all. The 49ers and Aiyuk completed an at-times contentious contract negotiation by agreeing to a new four-year deal, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco. NFL Network’s …

ORLANDO — Shaking off a sloppy first quarter in its home debut, UCF nearly smashed a school record Thursday night in demolishing New Hampshire. The Knights rushed for 454 yards, averaging 8.4 per carry, to pull away from the visiting Wildcats in a 57-3 rout. Only once before had UCF (1-0) piled up more yards on the ground in program …

The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s current dynasty, rivaling the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots as football royalty. And they have no plans to slow down, with reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes declaring immediately following 2023’s title that he has eyes on a potential three-peat. Could the Chiefs truly capture a third straight Lombardi Trophy? Mahomes’ track record …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns — three to Travis Hunter — and Colorado began Year 2 under Deion Sanders by holding off FCS power North Dakota State 31-26 on Thursday night. A 10 1/2-point favorite, the Buffaloes couldn’t shake a pesky Bison team that scored with 2:19 remaining to make things interesting. …

Ward loves maturity he’s seen from 49ers’ rookie defensive backs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Charvarius Ward is impressed with the maturity of the 49ers’ rookies during training camp. Speaking to reporters after practice Thursday, Ward was asked his thoughts on San Francisco’s rookie class. “Yeah, I feel like Malik [Mustapha] and Renardo [Green], those are the guys …

It’s all surface nonsense, a constant drone of nattering noise that means next to nothing. Unless you’re hanging around Boulder and drafting with the rest of the B-list in tow. Or you’re ESPN cashing the advertising check. This is what we’ve been sold: Deion Sanders is a change agent redefining college football as coach at Colorado. This is reality: there’s …

The Cleveland Browns are breaking new ground in just how bad a contract can look, courtesy of, naturally, Deshaun Watson. The mud they dredged up on Thursday: a contract restructure that will see $44.79 million of his cap space this season converted to a signing bonus, giving the team $35.83 million new cap space according to ESPN’s Field Yates. The …

Nicole Auerbach’s Big Ten football championship game predictionNBC Sports lead college football insider Nicole Auerbach shares her prediction for the Big Ten football championship game, along with insights from her visits to Oregon and Ohio State.<p><em><a href=”https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/news/nicole-auerbachs-big-ten-football-championship-game-prediction/589211/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo”>Nicole Auerbach’s Big Ten football championship game prediction</a> originally appeared on <a href=”https://www.nbcsportschicago.com?cid=yahoo”>NBC Sports Chicago</a></em></p> Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/bethany-football-beats-noble-wyatt-042016208.html Author : The Oklahoman Publish …

Ron Rivera, a two-time coach of the year and head coach during Carolina’s Super Bowl season of 2015, is joining NFL Network. Via BarrettSportsMedia.com, the league announced the hire on Thursday. Rivera coached the Panthers from 2011 through 2019 and the Commanders from 2020 through 2023. In November 2020, he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of a lymph node. …

USATSI North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson was carted off the field after suffering a leg injury late in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against Minnesota. Johnson’s right leg was trapped under him and bent at an awkward angle as he attempted to avoid a sack by throwing the ball away.  Team trainers initially tried to help Johnson off …

It hit Jim Harbaugh like an unblocked rusher coming around the edge. There’s nobody who can do what Justin Herbert does, Harbaugh said Thursday with wide eyes and arms open, so why coach anybody else as if they could? The first-year Chargers head coach is taking drastic measures with his quarterback, leaning into Herbert’s one-of-a-kind talent by splitting the quarterback …

Deion Sanders and Colorado football escaped their season opener with a 31-26 victory over FSC foe North Dakota State on Thursday in Boulder, Colorado. The game ended up coming down to the final drive, as Bison quarterback Cam Miller fired a Hail Mary throw to receiver Tyler Terhark, just 4 yards short of a game-winning touchdown as time expired. However, one …

The NFL outlawed the hip-drop tackle this year. Through two weeks of the preseason, the illegal tactic didn’t happen many times. During a media conference call on Thursday, NFL executive V.P. Jeff Miller said that the league spotted two hip-drop tackles through two weeks of the preseason. He said that the review of game footage from Week 3 of the …

Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) throws against SUU during the home opener in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The Deseret News is providing live coverage of Thursday’s game between Utah and Southern Utah. Check back for updates throughout the game. Third quarter Utah 42, Southern Utah 0 4:23 — Mike …